If you are interested and inquisitive about what happens behind the scenes in Windows when it boots up, why it takes so much time or how can you reduce the time. For someone with little technical inclination, this can be done by running the msconfig command. However, if you want to go further, a lot further, and wish to see the processes categorized, know a more detailed view of the processes, something like this:

You can do this by using the AutoRuns utility by Microsoft. This utility will allow you to view process categorized under:

Logon

IE

Sidebar (in case you are using Vista)

Print Monitors

Explorer

Scheduled Tasks

Drivers

and may more, Screen shot of categories:

That is not all, when you right click on a praticular process, you have the option of allowing Windows to Verify, Delete, Copy etc. Screen shot:

This is a great utility for System Administrators & tech savvy computer users. It is surprising how much a 490kB application can help you achieve.

The zip package contains 2 files, one is a GUI version, the screen shots shown above, the other is a Command Line Version.

To use it you will need to navigate to the exe via DOS & then use one of the following syntax: